Initramfs-tools version 0.140ubuntu13.4 removed from repos?

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#1

Hello

Yesterday, initramfs-tools was upgraded to version 0.140ubuntu13.4, but this version has since been removed from repos again, and now it’s version 0.140ubuntu13.2.

This poses a couple of questions:

  • Is there information anywhere about why this release was rolled back?
  • Is it recommended to manually downgrade to 0.140ubuntu13.2?

This is the relevant snippet of the apt log from unattended upgrades:

Start-Date: 2023-08-09  06:47:56
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: initramfs-tools-core:amd64 (0.140ubuntu13.2, 0.140ubuntu13.4), initramfs-tools-bin:amd64 (0.140ubuntu13.2, 0.140ubuntu13.4), initramfs-tools:amd64 (0.140ubuntu13.2, 0.140ubuntu13.4)
End-Date: 2023-08-09  06:48:20

This was asked on “Ask Ubuntu”, and I would like to provide a correct answer for the poster (and also take the recommended action on my own system).

Thanks in advance.

#2

From what I can gather, this package was released in phased updates (reahced 20%), but then pulled back - for as of yet unknown reason.

https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/jammy/main/updates/initramfs-tools-core

It would be nice to know which system breaking bug caused the package to be rolled back.

#3

Any chance of an informed reply, or should we keep guessing what happened, and what’s the recommended action to take? :thinking:

#4

The progress of phased updates can be seen on https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/phased-updates.html

The publishing history will tell the story: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+publishinghistory

Deleted on 2023-08-09 by Łukasz Zemczak
Moving back to -proposed, released during 22.04.3 freeze.

#5

Ok so this wasn’t due to any bugs, but simply due to bad timing - so there’s no problem in leaving version 0.140ubuntu13.4 on the system now that it’s installed?

#6

Hi @ameinild,

The possibility of having a problem with the version currently in -proposed is low, but not nonexistent. If you’re experiencing problems with it, please file a bug and downgrade to the version that’s currently in the release pocket. Otherwise, if everything is working as expected, then it is not a problem to keep the version from -proposed installed. It will soon migrate to the release pocket anyway.

Cheers.